New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-20
GLADSTONE EATNOTTINGHAM.
NE REPLIES TO HIS POLITICAL CRITICS.


>ar,xcu.N Oct l9-1his evening Mr. Glad
.no while driving TO the Rink was ehthuslasu-
su, erected bv the throngs that lined the route.
On arriving at the Rink he was accorded great
.noon,ion from an assemblage of 5000 persons
=. srcech he said he would bodily sweep away
.ho law Of entail. lie strongly condemned u'e
,val Of the phantasy OF protection. lie ureeo
,he extension of local government IN the dircc'ioh
-, decentralization. but said that these, toSe'her
.,I, tho questions of liquor traffic and discs
,a,l;shment of the Church in Scotland and Wales'
ao,,a not be touched until a sound adjustment
~, loon affected in regard TO Ireland. 1t was
hono,o.s 70 attempt to deal with the arrears OF
,:,o,.op or to attain better or healthier
;,;o, until there had been total reversal OF
A. disastrous policy which was now being
rsucd nv the Government in Ireland. I'VE do
No, believe . he said, in indefinitely adJournlng
the discussion of the great and crying wants
pnder which the country is laboring, Tor we
believe from all the signs around us. that the
great Irish controversy will in no long time DC
satisfactorily and riumphantiy setteo'" 'Oheers'J
Mr. Gladstone advocated the enfranchisement OF
the Nation as the primary tool essential 10 tne
work. and he condemned fagot voting declaring
that one man should have only one vote.
Continuing, Mr. Gladstone said it was some
times thought that he should go further anu oin'
himself and, as far as he could, his irlends '"ho
perhaps would decline to be so bouhdJ III ue'e'-
mining the precise manner in which ali the
rrincpaI enactments in his future Dill lor inc
Government of Ireland should be framed. lie was
NOT preparcd and did not intend TO so bind
himself He had endeavored 10 give clear and
;n,clligible indications, as an honest man should,
and he was constrained to act within their letter
md sririt lie had sad regarding many important
subjects. the difficulties connected with Whch
would not allow the making of any proposals.
that he would not be party TO making any per-
sonal opinion impede the settlement OF great
ouestion, provided that settlement was compassed
with the conditions originally laid down ana
was not fraud uron the people, and provided
that Ireland accepted it. lCheers) Without Ire
lands acceptance who would be fool enough 10
disturb the present condit.onsF
Provided the settlement does nothing 10 impair
hut rather to strengthen and consolidate the
vr;,v Of the empire" continued Mr.. Gladstone,
land provided no just claim of the minority De
NEGLECTED. | think it is wide pledge-the
urorgest pledge possible-tlat give in saying that
in regard TO the retention Of Irish members at
Westminster, the Of imperial credit in the
purchase of Irish land the delegation, instead OF
tie surrender, of power TO an Irish Parliament
land here let me interjcct the assertion that 10
mower ever was surrendered and that there never
was any proposal but to delegate power and III
regard to the mode of action by which, and the
particular time when system that is English
and anti nat onal in spirit is 10 be changed for
systcm that is Ir sh and nat ona in spirtto all of
these proposals the declaration have made applied
And RELY upon it, you will find that neither ! nor
any innrmlties of mine will upon these polnts stand
I'm the way of the settlement desired by tIe two
COUNTRIES tCheers.J
ho AaStra NJ he
Imperial Parliament retain ultimate power TO
arrest injustice, Mr. Gladstone said that such power
mnst be retained but because he 6new that the
misuse OF such power would uar the settlement, he
devoutly hoped and prayed that IT woulu never
be used in ,he wautonness OF yIahnicS", S 81, si1p % M
TO Irishmen Jealous of the retent on OF tn's o"er
his orly advice would he 10 trust III the magnah-
iu.itv OF the British nation ana their rei re
sc4tLtives. A.. .
= Rely upoa it," he said, |" that whom they eater
into solemn compact with yUu In tho face oil tho
world for the pnIIose o. ss,'s ~ csnIn%,es It oJ
they Me not u ade OF such material as to seek de,
feat by UNJUST intereIence with Tue sliIlt slI "i
inculcate in rishmen the spirit Oi trusiulness ~
1t not still more urgent that the strongest party
also lsy aside It's jealOusIes, confident that' win
right Oh its side and strength TO back H. there Is 10
rocm whatever to mstruSt Issues "hlch, snouuAu
Ia regard to the Ulster question" Continued Mt
Gladstone, " often pressed upon me by Loru hart
ngton,and other gentlemen OF lmportancel tell you
fairly, geniemeu, that am not, with M eyes
omen going 10 be drawn into a trap Laughter.
When M asked at this juncture. without know
juQ the sentiments of my own friends, or OIL the
English. Scotch and Welsh people. or OF the people
of Leinster, Munster, Conuaught and lister. 10
bind myself the proposal that Ulster or part oil
lister shall be absolutely excluded from any ltlsh
settlement tell that that is rather too large
demand upon the credulty OF even the folly OF a
man" Laughter ard cheers
he expressed his determination TO leave this
matter open question on the INTRODUCTION OF the
Home Rule proposals.
Here Mr. Gladstone created great laughter by
reading q telegram received from Ireland stating
tnat DR.. Kane, a: an Orange demonstration, ropu-
diate1 Mr.Chamberlaln's proposals for the separate
treatment Of Ulster while Mfj0r Saunderson
Tepudiated his scheme of land purchase
The Congress OF the Liberal Federation today
resolved unanimously that when the lrish question
was settled the disestablishment of the Church in
Wales should he made the leading point OF the
policy of the Liberal party.
Tie Cons ngress also adopted Teso uion in favor OF
reform OF the franchise so that one man shall
have only one vote. .
IL was decided to hold a meeting Of the Fedora
ton at an early date in lreaud.
On a motion by Sir James Kitson resolutions
heartily welcoming Mr.. Gladstone, expressing y
confidence in his leadership and declaring that the
Congress anticipated early settlement OF the
IIisn question on the lines of the ex-Premiers pol
Icy. were unanimously carried amid treme ehdous
Cheering